Easter Egg Hunt planned at town beach

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Posted Mar. 25, 2012 at 3:15 AM

Posted Mar. 25, 2012 at 3:15 AM

The recreation department is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31 beginning at noon at the town's beach. Town children age 12 and under are invited to bring a basket to try their hand at finding assorted eggs. The youngest children will begin the hunt and the older kids will finish.

Age groups will be 0-4 years, 5-7 years and 8-12 years, After each group has found their limit, the hunt will be opened for all ages to hunt for the remaining eggs. Two Easter baskets will be given as door prizes to each age group. One to a boy and one to a girl, tickets will be given out at registration. In case of inclement weather, the hunt will be postponed until Saturday, April 7 at 12 noon at the town's beach. Check the recreation office in the event of bad weather to see if the hunt has been postponed.

There will be a Community Playground Planning Meeting on Sunday, March 25 at the Milton Free Library in Milton Mills beginning at 1 pm. You a re invited to work with Learning Structures for the Library's new playground project. Bring your ideas and suggestions. Art supplies and snacks are provided.

There is an ongoing book and video sale at the Nute Library at the front of the library.

Camp Fully Involved, an unique live-in firefighting program for girls 14 through 20 years of age. Applications are now on line. This is a week-long camp in August. The Camp is hosted by the NH Fire Academy in Concord. The cadets and staff are housed in on-site dormitories and are able to conduct all evolutions in a state of the art training facility using some of the best equipment available today. For more information and to get an application, visit their website at www.campfullyinvolved.com.

High school students can contact the Nute High School Guidance Office for more information.

SPRING ROADS

Public Works Director Director Pat Smith has announced the following: Unless specifically permitted by written directive of the public works director, it shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to haul, transport or cause to be transported by vehicle with gross weight over 8 tons any material over class 5 roads in the town of Milton through 11;50 PM April 30 or as determined by the public works director.

Did You Know: From the book "the Secret Language of Flowers" by Samantha Gray. Rochester, is know as "Lilac City, more than a million people visit there each year to admire the 1,200 lilacs at the community's Lilac Festival.

Dandelions represent three celestial bodies; the sun (the flower), the moon (the puffball seed head) and the stars (the seeds that blow into the air).

Dahlias are the 14th wedding anniversary flower. They are considered a symbol of an eternal bond.